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City of Tualatin Native Plant and Funding from Metro will enable the City of Tualatin to design, purchase and install educational signs at Clean Water Services Metro $8,000 Reforestation Education Brown’s Ferry Park Native Plant Demonstration Garden. This signage will connect citizens to native Friends of Trees Signs plants and provide education on the advantages of using natives for water conservation, wildlife habitat Wetlands Conservancy and diversity. Cascade Education Corps

EdenAcres STEAM-­‐Earth EdenAcres is a learning community that explores sustainability education (SE) best practices through the Project Partners: Centro Cultural, FG School Entire Forest Grove School District, Adelante $28,108 (STEAM) Conservation Team iterative development of a model SE learning environment. Its mission is to engage learners and District, Clean Water Services EdenAcres Partners: Mujeres, Pacific University, FG Community for City (ECT), Centro Cultural teachers in active outdoor learning for transition to a sustainable future, with a goal of environmental FG Community School, Roots and Shoots club, FG Involvement, FG Department of Parks and summer camp literacy (as described by the ODE Environmental Literacy Plan) for all learners in the FG region. This Sustainability Commission, Fernhill Wetlands Recreation, FG Lions Club, Friends of Historic Forest proposal requests funds to replace lost funding from Pacific University for instructors so that we can Council, Hyla Woods, Nana Cardoon, Dairy Creek Grove continue to offer Centro Cultural’s STEAM-­‐ECT outdoor summer camp while we work to identify a Food Web, FG Community Gardens, Demeter stable source of funding. The goals of the STEAM-­‐ECT project are to educate students through forest Biodynamic, Cascadia Permaculture Institute and conservation design, to connect the Latino community through experiences that foster environmental literacy, and to develop confidence, a sense of accomplishment, and a life-­‐long connection to the environment. Program serves 70 students for 7 weeks each summer. Forest Park Forest Park Community FPC, CCC and CDE will create a partnership to create a pathway for young residents in North/Northeast Community Cycling Center, Center for Diversity and New Columbia $20,000 Conservancy Partnership Project Portland to increase their use of and connection to Forest Park. This partnership will result in more the Environment young people of color and low income people having access to and knowledge of Forest Park and identifying Forest Park as “theirs”. Growing Gardens Community Leadership The Stephens Creek Crossing Community Garden will pilot multi-cultural, multi-generational Home Forward Neighborhood House $76,000 for Earth Stewardship opportunities for residents at Stephens Creek Crossing to learn and become leaders in sustainable and Village Gardens Zenger Farm organic gardening practices, local watershed health, and environmental stewardship. Friends of Vermont Creek

Janus Youth Food Works Sustainable Food Works is a sustainable agriculture tiered youth leadership and employment program. Each year, 30 Home Forward, METRO Parks, Sisters of the Road, Local universities, student organizations, other $25,000 Programs, Inc. Agriculture Leadership culturally diverse youth, most from lower-income communities, learn about environmentally conscious Laughing Planet Café, New Seasons Market, local businesses. Program agriculture practices through peer-led workshops and hands-on learning on their 2.5 acre Sauvie Island Portland Farmers Market, St. Johns Farmers organic farm site. Market, Growing Gardens. Johnson Creek Centennial Youth and Working with Centennial School District, Johnson Creek Watershed Council will engage Centennial Centennial School District Centennial Transition Center $10,000 Watershed Restoration in Action students and families in hands-on, meaningful conservation education projects through a major culvert Pleasant Valley Elementary East Multnomah SWCD Council and pond replacement and riparian restoration project being constructed on Centennial property. City of Gresham

Lower Columbia Gladstone Parks The Gladstone Parks Project provides opportunities for underserved youth, at-risk teens, and parent Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership (co-applicant), Parrott Creek Child and Family Services; Clackamas $97,353 Estuary Conservation Education volunteers to learn about, experience, and contribute to healthy habitats in Gladstone parks through Wilderness International (co-applicant), City of and Washington County Underserved Schools Partnership and and Job Training Project environmental education, hands-on habitat restoration work, and a job training program. Gladstone, Clackamas County Juvenile Department, Wilderness (Gladstone Parks Holcomb Elementary, Kraxberger Middle School, International Project) W.L. Henry Elementary

Mercy and Mercy and Wisdom MWCHC has transformed a portion of its property into an accessible garden to promote mental & Serene Care Clinic, Portland State University, IRCO, Burgerville, New Seasons, Dennis’Seven Dees, $10,000 Wisdom Community Health Clinic physical health for patients & community. The project aims to create green space, increase access to Depave, Hands on Portland Community Garden fresh & local products, promote sustainability education, and contribute to watershed health. Greater Portland, Starbucks, Townshend’s Tea, Mt. Community College, Portland Nursery Health Clinic Scott Fuel Co.

Metropolitan No Child Left Inside We will utilize our teachers' human capital to create a curriculum that meets or exceeds in a measurable Portland Public Schools Bureau of Environmental Services- City of Portland $20,000 Learning Center Curriculum Design via way the goals outlined in “The No Child Left Inside Act” of 2009. We will use then use this curriculum as City of Portland Parks and Recreation Water Bureau- City of Portland (MLC) & MLC Couch Park Naturescape a process for the design of a Naturescape in Couch Park. Kids Community Learning Center Harper's Playground Parent Teacher Design VerdeNW Latino Network Student Northwest District Association Intertwine Association (MLCPTSA) Organization Amount Project title Project summary Project Partners Potential Partner name requested

Portland Earth Garden-Based Ecological Program provides ecological and environmental education to 2000 students/ month at 5 PPS schools. Outgrowing Hunger, Portland Public Schools: Alder Elementary School (Reynolds School District), $25,000 Art & Agriculture & Environmental Professional educators lead in-class and after-school programs focusing on ecological & environmental Harrison Park K-8, Atkinson Elementary, Bridger East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Project (Earth Art Education literacy through hands-on activities in site specific green spaces reflect the needs of the community and Elementary, Beverly Cleary Elementary, Creative Ag) the environment. Science School, Laurelhurst Elementary; APANO; Impact NW; Met. Family Services (Alder SUN)

Portland Fruit Community Orchard- Working with partners and diverse members of five Portland communities, we will engage 300 Village Gardens Parkrose High SUN School $24,000 Tree Project Based Ecological participants (54% will be low-income) in ecological restoration and educational at five community Sabin Community Association Boys and Girls Club (PFTP) Education and orchards. These year-round activities will improve the health of the local environment while building HomeForward Community Volunteer Corps Stewardship community knowledge and empowerment. Portland Parks & Recreation: Community Gardens Mt. Scott Learning Center Parkrose Community United Church of Christ Emerson Charter School Parkrose SUN School Planned Parenthood: Teen Outreach Program

Project YESS at Lead and Learn: This project will provide urban, low-income, and minority youth (ages 16-21) a unique opportunity to World Salmon Council, Sweetbriar Elementary Portland Water Bureau, Clackamas County Soil and $23,500 Mt. Hood Restoring community develop leadership skills by mentoring/teaching younger youth; be employed on a conservation crew; School, Walt Morey Middle School, Portland Parks Water Conservation District, City of Gresham, Community through connection with learn about and explore careers in conservation and natural resources; and develop a lifelong & Recreation, Lents Elementary School, Sandy River Clackamas River Basin Council College nature connectedness to nature. Basin Watershed Council, BLM, Zenger Farm, The Nature Conservancy Rewild Portland The Young Women’s YWP connects girls ages 10-15 from diverse backgrounds to their local natural spaces and cultivates an Native American Youth And Family Center – Wisdom of the Elders, PSU Indigenous Studies $25,000 Leadership and Outdoor ethic of stewardship for these places. Through mentorship and engagement in the outdoors, girls learn Portland (NAYA) Hoyt Arboretum Friends (HAF) Program, Title VII Indian Education Program, Siletz Skills Program (YWP) science, art, and leadership skills to empower them as future conservation leaders. Tribe, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Cascadia Wild, Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, & the Cathlapotle Plankhouse

Sacramento Outdoor classroom for We propose to create an outdoor classroom space at Sacramento Elementary School. This classroom Nevue Ngan Associates and Parkrose Heights $17,000 Elementary Sacramento Elementary will create a nature based environment that supports student learning in all areas. This space will also Association of Neighbors, (PHAN). School be used for a variety of community based activities and events. Sacramento Elementary School is one of six schools in the Parkrose School District. Located in NE Portland, Parkrose School District has served the community for well over a century.

Sacramento Elementary School is a respectful community that values diversity. We partner with families to educate and inspire students in a positive and safe learning environment. We use ‘best practice’ strategies to ensure all students meet their highest potential and become lifelong learners.

Sandy River Basin Acorns to Oaks: Instilling The program will introduce Troutdale students to their neighborhood natural area, the Sandy River Confluence Project, Oregon Zoo, Friends of Trees, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Audubon Society, $45,000 Watershed Wonder and Place on Delta. Students will conduct and share ecological research, experience art with Native American Troutdale (Reynolds) School District, Friends of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Metro Naturalists, Council the Sandy River Delta mentors, and plant oaks. Classroom teachers will receive training and receive a new Delta EE Guide. Sandy River Delta, Columbia Gorge Ecology Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Institute Sauvie Island Stem on the farm with Sauvie Island Center will expand our Farm to School and Back program to Washington County. This Metro, owner of the natural area We hope to create one to two new school $20,250 Center elementary school expansion will provide a combination of hands-on outdoor education with a classroom science lesson to Sauvie Island Organics – owner of the farm partnerships in the Beaverton or Hillsboro school students approximately 750 additional children from high-poverty schools in Washington County. Portland State Capstone program – fall of 2015, district through this grant while building on our 2016 existing partnerships. Other Portland area schools Beaverton schools – Beaver Acres and Barnes also participate in this program. Organization Amount Project title Project summary Project Partners Potential Partner name requested

Schoolyard Farms Schoolyard Stewards: Schoolyard Stewards connects elementary students at Candy Lane Elementary in Milwaukie to nature Oregon City School District; Candy Lane Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors $25,000 Conservation Education through hands-on conservation programming; at-risk youth in the juvenile justice system to training in Elementary; Clackamas County Juvenile for Oregon City School conservation education; and the surrounding community to their local natural areas through Department; Clackamas River Basin Council; District and beyond conservation-based volunteer opportunities. Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District; Clackamas County Office of Sustainability; Oak Lodge Sanitary District; North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council

Springwater Living Learning Lab To Sustain and further develop Springwater's science based community garden by rehiring our Garden Matt Brown – Food Waves; Caldwell Family Farm, Oregon City school district; Clackamas Soil and $12,000 Environmental Coordinator. The school garden is an ideal tool used to provide hands-on learning experiences in all LLC; SW Charter School Water Conservation District Sciences School academic subjects. Teachers use the garden space to introduce scientific methods and permaculture tenets so kids better understand the interdependency of natural systems and how this interdependency leads to sustainability.

Wetlands Watershed Engagement TWC will work with Tualatin 3rd- 12th grade students on conservation of Hedges Creek and Nyberg City of Tualatin, Athey Creek Middle School, Clean Tualatin High School, Center for Research in $22,000 Conservancy and Research wetlands. The program will include scientific inquiry, landscape design, communication and community Water Services, Xerces Society, New Seasons Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Metro, (The) (TWC) outreach. Students will be exposed to future career possibilities while developing personal connections Market Hazelbrook Middle School, Tualatin Elementary to their local landscape. School, Bridgeport Elementary School, Durham Elementary School, Tualatin River Keepers, Cabela’s, local businesses, governmental agencies

Willamette Cultivating Connections Willamette Riverkeeper will strengthen our River Discovery Program in Clackamas and Washington Cascade Education Corps, Portland Parks & City of West Linn, CREST, Lower Columbia River $24,500 Riverkeeper with the Willamette in counties and engage more under represented youth and community members in learning about the Recreation, Clackamas Basin Council, Clackamas Estuary Partnership, Milwaukie High School, NAYA, Clackamas and Willamette River. Land and water based programs will emphasize citizen science, hands on stewardship, County, Groundwork Portland, Metro, North Portland Waldorf School, and Solve Washington Counties leadership, sensory awareness, and canoeing. Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council, Oregon through River Discovery Tradeswomen, Project YESS, River Network, and Wilderness International.

Adelante Mujeres Teaching the importance Long time partners Adelante Mujeres and Tualatin Riverkeepers will develop future conservation Tualatin Riverkeepers, Friends of Fernhill Wetlands, Metro, Tualatin Watershed Council, OSU Extension, $90,114 of STREAM (Science, leaders by providing opportunities to explore the field of conservation and to share their learning with Clean Water Services, Jackson OSU Master Recyclers, OSU Master Gardeners, Technology, Restoration, their peers. This project will engage Latino youth, their families and the broader community. Bottom Wetlands Audubon, OPAL, Friends of Family Farmers, Center Engineering, Arts for Diversity and Environment, and Math) via Youth 1000 Friends, Forest Grove Victory Garden Engagement and Career Mentorship

Asian Pacific Asian Pacific Islander Strengthens partnerships between Asian Pacific Islander youth groups with conservation and Jade District, Audobon Society, OPAL Other conservation groups with youth programs $25,000 American Youth Leaders in Nature environmental literacy organizations to jointly plan retreats and action projects that build relationships, Environmental Justice, Pacific Islander Student Network of political skills and stewardship. Association (PISA), Harrison Park School, CDE Oregon (APANO)

Audubon Society The TALON Program TALON is a training and paid apprenticeship program that engages youth of color living in East ROSE, Hacienda and Bienestar Community $100,000 of Portland Multnomah and North Clackamas Counties in professions in environmental education, stewardship, Development Corporations; Friends of Nadaka; City (ASoP) conservation advocacy and wildlife care. The goal of TALON is to build diversity in the environmental of Portland’s Parks and Recreation community. Organization Amount Project title Project summary Project Partners Potential Partner name requested

Community Home is Where the Home Is Where the Watershed Is provides conservation education to ethnically diverse, low-income Tualatin Riverkeepers, Beaverton School District Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife $25,000 Partners for Watershed is: youth and their families in Washington County. Through enduring and innovative partnerships we will ELL/Somali Program, Good Neighbor Center Refuge, Clean Water Services, Tualatin Basin Affordable Conservation Education offer culturally responsive opportunities to strengthen community stewardship of local natural areas. Partners for Clean Water, Tigard Library, IRCO, The Housing, Inc. for Low Income and City of Tigard. (CPAH) Housing Insecure Families Ecology in “Ecology Education in Ecology Education in North Clackamas provides a series of hands-on ecology lessons and outdoor field North Clackamas School District, Milwaukie $24,800 Classrooms & North Clackamas” experiences for twenty classrooms in four low-income schools in the North Clackamas School District. Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Riverside Outdoors (ECO) Elementary, Ardenwald Elementary, Clackamas (North Water Environment Services, North Clackamas Clackamas) Parks and Recreation Friends of Tryon Friends and Neighbors Friends of Tryon Creek has forged a dynamic partnership with Neighborhood House, Center for Diversity Neighborhood House $91,869 Creek for Environmental and the Environment, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to increase access by low Center for Diversity and the Environment Diversity income individuals and people of color to outdoor nature programs and to achieve organizational Oregon Parks and Recreation Department change. Friends of Zenger Farm School To expand Zenger Farm’s successful Farm School Program into new school districts over three school Used last year's cover questions? Used last year's cover questions? $79,804 Farm years, beginning with 2014-2015. Approximately 9,000 students will connect with Zenger programming during the project to build understanding of their local ecosystem and how their actions affect the environment. George Middle St. Johns Community The St. Johns Community Conservation program will facilitate the development of culturally responsive Portland State University Graduate School of Wind & Oar Boat School $96,600 School Conservation Program K-12 conservation education programming through community involvement and teacher professional Education Clean Rivers Education, City of Portland Bureau of development. Teacher capacity will expand through on-site and technology-based collaboration. PSU Leadership and Sustainability Education Environmental Services Students’ connection with nature will align with themes of equity and diversity. Slough School Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization Sauvie Island Center Hacienda Community Development Corporation

Kairos PDX Kairos Learning KairosPDX is creating a learning garden to capture the desired qualities of cultivated and wild spaces. Ask Mr. Science LLC Growing Gardens $25,000 Exploration Garden This is our opportunity to curate a space in our rapidly developing neighborhood and create access to - Independence Gardens - Portland Fruit Tree Project nature and experiential education, utilizing our student-driven learning strategies. - Kairos Parent Network - Audubon Society - Center for Diversity & the Environment

Momentum Opportunity Corps Momentum Alliance and Northwest Youth Corps are collaborating to improve the design of NYC’s Northwest Youth Corps, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Momentum Alliance works with multiple $15,000 Alliance programming to make it accessible to local underrepresented youth through training, coaching, and an Foundation, Bureau of Land Management, Open organizations that serve underrepresented youth, intensive summer internship for ten underrepresented youth to increase connection with nature, Meadow, Outside In like Outside In and Open Meadow, and we work improve environmental literacy, and diversify conservation leadership. with more than 30 high schools and colleges across 15 school districts in the Metro region—all of which serve as potential partners for this program.

People-Places- Exploring Language, This partnership between conservation professionals and an established English learning program for City of Gresham Natural Resources Program, Living Cully, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, $8,425 Things, LLC Exploring Nature; adults will bring conservation education to an underserved, highly diverse population and create a Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Johnson Creek Watershed Council, Friends of Curriculum for model for using the natural world as curriculum. Sustainable Stormwater Division, Multnomah Nadaka, Know Your City Immigrants & Refugees County Libraries, Confluence Environmental Center

Portland Columbia Children’s The POIC will partner with Friends of Trees and Portland Parks and Recreation to engage a group of Friends of Trees, Portland Parks and Recreation, $25,000 OIC/Rosemary Arboretum Native eight POIC/RAHS students in two unique applied learning experiences: East Columbia Neighborhood Association, Anderson High Restoration by Rosemary 1. Invasive species removal and native restoration planting Woodlawn School School Anderson High School 2. Community outreach and education Organization Amount Project title Project summary Project Partners Potential Partner name requested

Urban OakQuest Phase 2: We will mentor three Native American youths in career-building conservation education and hands-on Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA); Neighborhood associations, watershed councils $40,000 Greenspaces Expanding education, experience, engage 50+ citizen scientists to field-verify our final regional oak map, and train 45+ private Kingfisher Ecological Services LLC (KES); Mark G. and various oak stewardship groups, such as: Institute (UGI) empowering citizens & landowners in naturescaping to enhance oak understory and create new oak habitat in strategic Wilson, consultant; PSU Indigenous Nations Friends of Overlook Bluff*, Friends of Three Creeks, Native youth neighborhoods. Studies; Metro; The Intertwine Alliance; Tualatin Friends of Nob Hill Nature Park*, Neighbors for a Hills and North Clackamas Park and Recreation Livable West Linn – White Oak Savannah*, Friends Districts; City of Portland Parks and BES; West of Baltimore Woods*, Save Helvetia*, Oak Multnomah, East Multnomah, Clackamas, and Restoration Forest Grove, Eastside Citizen Science. Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation Districts; [* = groups active in OakQuest 2014] Conservation Biology Institute; ODFW; USFWS; Portland Audubon Society; Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation Verde Verde Landscape Verde seeks Metro funding to support education, environmental and economic outcomes for Verde Hacienda CDC, Metro (Science & Stewardship East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, $25,000 Landscape Crew Members. Verde Landscape, a nonprofit social enterprise, connects people with nature, Division), Portland Parks & Recreation, BestHQ, additional destination employers builds environmental literacy and develops conservation leaders by recruiting and training low-income Innovative Changes adults to restore the region’s natural areas. Wisdom of the Wisdom Workforce Wisdom’s Native American environmental education and workforce development initiative will provide NAYA, Beaverton Schools Indian Education, Metro, Portland Water Bureau and Leach Botanical Garden $75,000 Elders, Inc. Program Native adults with culturally-tailored workforce training, environmental assessment and restoration Portland Parks and Rec (City Nature East), Portland service learning, and a career pathways/job pipeline plan; and strengthen classroom learning and hands- Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Bureau on service learning in local natural areas for Native youth, youth of color, and STEM middle school of Planning & Sustainability, Johnson Creek students. Watershed Council, Oregon Health Authority, PSU Graduate School of Education, PCC Career Pathway Program, Mt. Hood Com’y College Workforce Development, Highland Park STEM Middle School, and Ecotrust. Centro Cultural Centro Cultural Earth Earth Conservation Team (Equipo del Mundo) program aims to empower our Latino communities Tualatin River Keepers, SOLVE Oregon, Oregon Used last year's form! $28,590 of Washington Conservation Team through environmental restoration and education. The program works in conjunction with Centro Community of Trees, Teragan and Associates, Clean County Program Cultural STEAM students and their families and is structured to provide a broad experience with hands- Water Services, Pacific University, City of Cornelius, on, experiential environmental science. The program will deepen work through restoration training and Forest Grove School District career mentorship via installation of trees in 10 needy households within the City of Cornelius.

City of Oregon Educational Nature Play Bringing the thrill of nature into an urban setting, helping to foster and build an environment that allows Committed partner organizations. Clackamas National Parks, BLM $48,100 City visitors to learn in a dynamic way. Artistic animal sculptures with educational, informational, cultural Heritage Partners, Confederated Tribes of Grand and historical details. Allowing for self-guided touring or structured group programs. Ronde

Ecology in “Connecting Diverse Connecting Diverse Students to Nature provides hands-on ecology lessons and outdoor field experiences Portland Public Schools, Dharma Rain Zen Center, Clackamas Water Environment Services, North $99,850 Classrooms & Students to Nature” for six highly-diverse elementary schools in the Metro region. Green Lents, Clackamas Parks and Recreation Outdoors (ECO) Friends of Malden Court Community Orchard, Lent (Connecting School, Diverse Students) Kelly Elementary, Marysville School, Jason Lee School, Linwood Elementary, Whitcomb Elementary, North Clackamas School District, Ecology in “Ecology Education in Ecology Education in East Portland provides a series of hands-on ecology lessons and outdoor field Portland Public Schools, Dharma Rain Zen Center, $24,850 Classrooms & East Portland” experiences for twenty-one classrooms in four diverse and low-income schools in the Portland Public Green Lents, Vestal School, Whitman School, Outdoors (ECO) Schools district. Woodmere School, Harrison Park School (East Portland) Organization Amount Project title Project summary Project Partners Potential Partner name requested

EdenAcres (6th 6th Grade Outdoors! EdenAcres is a learning community that explores sustainability education (SE) best practices through the Project Partners: Tom McCall Upper Elementary, Entire Forest Grove School District, Pacific $16,988 Grade) iterative development of a model SE learning environment. Its mission is to engage learners and Tom McCall PTO, Clean Water Services EdenAcres University, FG Community for City Involvement, FG teachers in active outdoor learning for transition to a sustainable future, with a goal of environmental Partners: FG Community School, Roots and Shoots Department of Parks and Recreation, FG Lions Club, literacy (as described by the ODE Environmental Literacy Plan) for all learners in the FG region. club, FG Sustainability Commission, Fernhill Friends of Historic Forest Grove This proposal seeks funding to initiate a pilot program that will bring four 6th grade classes outdoors for Wetlands Council, Hyla Woods, Nana Cardoon, 3 days spread across the fall semester in year 1 and then expand to include all twelve 6th grade classes Dairy Creek Food Web, FG Community Gardens, outdoors for 3 days in year Demeter Biodynamic, Cascadia Permaculture 2. We will also work to develop a stable funding source so that the program Institute can continue into the future. The proposed program will serve approximately 420 students annually. Once the 6th grade program is stable, we will work with our partners to expand the program to include other grades. Note: 6th Grade Outdoors! is not a residential “Outdoor School” as defined by the Oregon Community Fund

Green Lents Green Ring Conservation The Green Ring Conservation Leadership in Lents will expand a currently successful framework for Confluence Environmental Center Education in Classrooms & Outdoors (ECO) $69,520 Leadership in Lents building multi-tiered conservation leadership based around the Green Ring surrounding the Lents Town Portland State University & Foster-Green ROSE Community Development Center. We will combine stewardship and leadership development with citizen science and deep EcoDistrict Portland Public Schools - Neighborhood High community outreach to build an enduring pathway to conservation leadership in the Lents / Foster Road OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon School(s) area. Portland Community College

Learning Gardens Learning Gardens Learning Gardens Laboratory programming cultivates a sustainable future through ecological and place- Lane Middle School- Portland Public Other current LGL site partners include Oregon $100,000 Laboratory- Laboratory: Hands-on based education for diverse learners of all ages. Funding will increase capacity and expand experiential Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association State University Extension Service, Master Portland State middle school learning learning opportunities for middle school students aligned with the Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan Reed College Gardeners, The Portland Fruit Tree Project, and the University for science and and Next Generation Science Standards. City of Portland Community Gardens Program sustainability Mazamas Mazama Lodge Outdoor The Mazama Lodge Outdoor Education Program provides a hands-on, place-based environmental Program partner: Multnomah Education Service Other Portland-area schools $13,500 Education Program education opportunity for 5th-graders at the Mazama Lodge on Mount Hood. The program enhances the District 5th grade classroom curriculum by engaging students in a 3 day/2 night outdoor learning experience. School partners: Astor School, Hayhurst Elementary, Peninsula K-8

Oregon Museum Building Conservation OMSI’s goal for this project is to develop young conservation leaders through a solid understanding of All Hands Raised (PPS), Oregon Commission for the PSU Wamsler Labs, OHSU, University of Oregon $25,000 of Science and Leaders through the interconnection among all living systems and the ways in which these connections affect Blind, Oregon Commission for the Deaf, Portland (For OMSI Fellows Program), regional governmental Industry (OMSI) Environmental environmental issues in our region. Metro STEM Partnership, SUN Community Schools agencies, industries and non-profits with Education sustainable business practices. Oregon Wild Outdoor Education & Oregon Wild plans to expand our outdoor education and hiking program to more effectively build and $25,000 Hikes Program – foster a connection between various communities (especially Latinos) and Oregon’s natural Outreach to Portland’s environment. This expansion will allow us to better educate Oregonians on conservation issues facing Latino Community our wildlands, wildlife, and waters across the state, while also diversifying the conservation movement in the long-term. Portland Portland YouthBuilders Portland YouthBuilders is pursuing a Sustainable Education and Infrastructure initiative which will Johnson Creek Watershed Council Portland State University, Leadership for $8,625 YouthBuilders Sustainable Education include funding for a Sustainability Education Coordinator position and on-site stormwater management Green Girl Land Development Solutions Sustainability Education program and Infrastructure building projects to augment our green building education program. Zenger Farm Initiative Organization Amount Project title Project summary Project Partners Potential Partner name requested

Rivers of Life Metro South Wetland - Rivers of life Center (501 (c )(3) Education and Training organization) will coordinate and mobilize over 7 End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, City of $25,000 Center - Earth Oregon City Gateway partnering groups to restore and enhance MetroSouth Wetlands, create a Xeriscape parking area for Oregon City, Natural Resources Committee, Metro Crusaders Project visitors, beautify Oregon City lands to serve as a "gateway" all involving over 100 youth and improving 8 Solid Waste and Recycling, Metro Senior Engineers Program acres. Four acres will be improved for habitat and visitor uses. and Parks and Environmental Services staff, Clackamas Community College and Environmental Learning Center, Oregon City School District

Saturday STEAM Conservation In the summer of 2016, Saturday Academy will run a 5-week STEAM Conservation Academy in University of Portland Potential Recruitment Partners: $25,000 Academy Academy partnership with I Have A Dream and University of Portland to engage middle school students in hands- I Have A Dream SUN Schools Program on STEAM learning and expose them to careers in conservation. Portland Children’s Levy

Tryon Creek 2015-16 Tryon Creek This program restores habitat in the Tryon Creek watershed by connecting riparian residents with West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation SW Neighborhoods Inc. (SWNI), Verde NW, School $25,000 Watershed Watershed Restoration volunteer leaders and resources. Volunteer mentors including AYCO emerging leaders gain valuable District (WMSWCD), Confluence Environmental Assistance for Refuge Newcomers (SAFRN) Council (TCWC) Mentor Program experience and technical training. This supports the capacity of partner organization AYCO as it forms a Center, African Youth Community Organization youth crew program. (AYCO), Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), SW Watershed Resource Center (SWRC)

Tryon Life Beyond Nature as TLC Farm will engage 500 students and 250 visitors with traditional and contemporary uses of native Mother Earth School Tryon Creek State Natural Area; PSU Indigenous $5,000 Community Farm Backdrop: An plants for food, medicine and materials through hands-on curriculum and interpretive signage along our Nations Studies Program ethnobotany education border trail with Tryon Creek State Natural Area. project Tualatin Tualatin River Farm Tualatin Riverkeepers and Friends of Trees propose continuing and expanding the newly formed Friends of Trees, Stamberger Outreach Consulting, , $13,500 Riverkeepers Outdoor Educational Tualatin River Farm Education Program targeted for middle school students for the 2015 – 2016 school Clean Water Services, Hillsboro School District, Programming year that focuses on watershed health including stormwater management, riparian health, and Beaverton Title VII, Beaverton Somali Education sustainable agriculture. Tualatin Soil and School Gardens and Successful learning in school gardens/farms starts with soil. Building on our existing soil health Benton SWCD, Clackamas SWCD, East Multnomah Yamhill SWCD, Columbia SWCD and other Oregon $4,500 Water Farms Soil Health workshops, this program answers the call of our region’s teachers to learn about managing soil health SWCD, West Multnomah SWCD, Tualatin River SWCDs; other Oregon watershed councils Conservation Teacher Training & and incorporating it into the curriculum, with direct ties to state and federal academic standards. Watershed Council, Swallowtail Elementary, municipalities, agencies and non-profits; Growing District Demonstration Garden Tualatin Elementary, Clearing Magazine, Oregon Gardens; Adelente Mujeres; 5 Oaks Elementary; Food Bank, Gales Meadow Farms Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan Network; Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus Learning Garden; Local sponsors (previously expressed interest in funding additional workshops): Clean Water Services, Recology, Soil Test Consultants, Concentrates, Naomi’s Organics. Organization Amount Project title Project summary Project Partners Potential Partner name requested

Urban Nature Expand Outdoor Urban Nature Partners PDX empowers underserved Portland youth beginning in 4th and 5th grade SUN School Partners: Potential SUN School partners: $20,000 Partners PDX Opportunities for Youth through building long term, one-on-one mentoring relationships and cohort groups that explore urban --Impact NW --Portland Parks and Recreation Through Mentoring greenspaces. This grant would help the program expand to serve two new cohorts. --Neighborhood House --IRCO Coordination of group activities: --SEI --Metro Potential youth camp scholarships: --Audubon Society --Portland Parks and Rec summer camp scholarships for enrolled youth: --Trackers Earth --Friends of Tryon Creek --Saturday Academy Current funding/donations: Pending grant applications: --East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation --East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District: SPACE grant District (Partners in Conservation) --Umpqua Bank: community grant --PGE Foundation --BOGS Footwear (in-kind donation) --Canby Alliance Church --community based benefit events—once per quarter (location varies) We Love Clean Willamette Falls To implement a paddling-based stewardship program that educates local area youth about the ecology eNRG Kayaking, Shriners Hospital for Children, Willamette River Keeper, Oregon Disability Sports, $70,000 Rivers Stewardship Education and history of the Willamette Falls area. West Linn - Wilsonville School District Team River Runner, Oregon City School District, Program (StEP) Warm Currents, Human Access Project, Self Enhancement Inc., Metropolitan Family Services.